Metro

UPDATED: One killed, four others injured after cement mixer tilts, crushes car in Quezon City

(Eagle News) — One person, and not two as earlier reported by authorities, was killed and four others were injured after a cement mixer fell on its side and crushed a car in Quezon City on Tuesday. Celine Pialago, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority spokesperson, said the incident in front of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology on Mindanao Ave. took place past 4 p.m. The complete name of the fatality who was the driver […]

50 katao na lumabag sa city ordinance, arestado sa Maynila

(Eagle News) — Aabot sa higit limampung katao na pawang mga lasing, mga nagsusugal ang dinampot at dinala ng mga pulis sa Manila Police District (MPD) Station 6 matapos magsagawa ng one time, big-time operation na Oplan Galugad sa area ng San Andres Bukid at Punta Sta Ana, Maynila noong Linggo ng gabi, Agosto 13. Pagdating sa presinto, ang ilan sa mga hinuli nakatulog na habang ang iba ay kani-kaniyang takip ng mukha at nagkumpulan […]

Pitong umano’y kotong cops sa Navotas, arestado

(Eagle News) — Inaresto ng Philippine National Police-Counter-Intelligence Task Force  (PNP-CITF) ang pitong pulis Navotas dahil sa tangkang pangingikil sa isang drug suspect na kanilang inaresto. Kinilala ang mga suspect na sina, PO1 Emmanuel Benedict Alojacin, PO1 Mark Ryan Mones, PO2 Jonnel Barocaboc, PO3 Kenneth Loria, PO1 Christian Paul Bondoc, PO1 Jack Rennert Etcubañas at PO2 Jessrald Pacinio na pawang mga nakatalaga sa Intelligence Unit ng Navotas Police. Base sa reklamo ng magulang ng biktima […]

LTFRB: Uber suspension was for its “open defiance” of directive on “no further accreditation” of vehicles

(Eagle News) — Uber continued to activate and accredit drivers despite a directive from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to desist from doing so. According to Aileen Lizada, LTFRB spokesperson, this was the reason the transport network company was suspended for a month starting today, Aug. 15. “Dahil ito sa violation nila noong July 26 na no further acceptance or additional accreditation and/or activation,” she said in a radio interview. She said Uber’s […]

LTFRB suspends Uber’s accreditation and operations for 1 month

  (Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchise and Regulatory Board on Monday, August 14, suspended for one month the accreditation and operations of Uber as it criticized the ride-sharing company for its alleged “predatory actions.” “In an order dated 14 August 2017, the board meted out the penalty of one month suspension on the accreditation of Uber System, Inc. and was ordered to cease and desist its operation of their online booking application during […]

Poultry prices drop due to bird flu scare

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The prices of poultry products in Metro Manila markets dropped due to the outbreak of bird flu in Pampanga. According to the group Samahan ng Industriya ng Agrikultra (SINAG), the price of chicken in Metro Manila markets dropped from an average of Php 160 per kilo to Php 135 per kilo while wholesale prices dropped from Php 125 per kilo to Php 110 per kilo. The Philippine government on […]

Traffic sa Commonwealth Avenue, lalong bibigat sa panibagong konstruksyon ng MRT-7

(Eagle News) — Sisimulan na bukas, Agosto 15, ang konstruksyon ng guide way ng line-7 ng Metro Rail Transit (MRT) sa kahabaan ng Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City. Dahil dito, inaabisuhan ng MRT-7 Project Traffic Management Task Force ang mga motoristang dumadaan sa naturang lansangan na asahan ang lalo pang pagsisikip ng trapiko sa naturang lugar sa kasagsagan ng konstruksyon. Sa kanilang advisory, isinasaad na isasara ang dalawa sa pitong lanes ng Commonwealth Avenue sa pagitan […]

3 QC policemen relieved over alleged extortion from drug suspect; 3 police officials sacked for command responsibility

(Eagle News) — Three policemen were relieved from their posts on Thursday after a man arrested for extorting P15,000 from a drug suspect accused them of being the brains behind his act, while their three superiors were relieved for command responsibility. Relieved by Quezon City Police District director Guillermo Eleazar on Thursday were SP03 Mario Samoy, head of the Drug Enforcement Unit of Quezon City Police District Station 5; and his men, P03 Henry Tingle […]

At least one confirmed dead in QC fire

(Eagle News) — One person has been confirmed dead in the fire that struck a residential area in Quezon City on Friday. Authorities said the victim was a 67-year-old. They, have, however, yet to release a name. The fire that struck the residential area on Calamba St.,  Talayan Village before lunchtime, has reached the fifth alarm. Authorities are still putting out the fire.  Ian Jasper Ellazar, Eagle News Service correspondent

Driver ng hepe ng QCPD Station 5, arestado sa pangingikil; nagpanggap pang pulis

(Eagle News) — Bandang alas-tres ng hapon (3:00 PM) kahapon, Agosto 11 nang maaresto ng Philippine National Police- Counter Intelligence Task Force (PNP-CITF) sa entrapment operation ang lalaking ito na umano’y nagpapanggap na pulis at nangikil ng labinlimang libong piso (Php 15,000) sa isang naarestong drug suspect. Kinilala ang suspek na si Joseph Ruallo na umano’y driver ng hepe ng QCPD Station 5 na si PSupt. Bobby Glen Ganipac. Nabawi sa kanya ang marked money […]

Ilang lugar sa Las Piñas, Parañaque at Pasay City, mawawalan ng suplay ng tubig

https://youtu.be/ilMYt4WuSgA (Eagle News) — Pansamantalang mawawalan ng suplay ng tubig ang ilang mga lugar sa Las Piñas, Parañaque at Pasay City upang bigyang daan ang isasagawang maintenance activity ng Maynilad. Magaganap ang water interruption mula Agosto 9 hanggang Agosto 10 mula alas-nuebe ng gabi (9:00 PM) hanggang alas-syete ng umaga (7:00PM). Ang mga apektadong lugar ay ang mga sumusunod: Parañaque •             Baclaran •             Bf Homes •             Don Galo •             La Huerta •             Moonwalk •             San […]

Police say three people attacked Pasay Councilor Rivera outside Las Piñas mall

Probe possible motives for killing (Eagle News) — There were more than three people who attacked Pasay Councilor Borbie Rivera, police said on Sunday, as they digged deeper into the motive behind the local official’s killing on a busy Saturday night. In a radio interview, Senior Supt. Tomas Apolinario, Southern Police District director, said though the type vehicle the suspects used to attack Rivera at SM Southmall in Las Piñas past 8 p.m. was still […]